The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 23774 - December 3, 2007

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... is employed to bear two kings and a weapon KRIS
... one blooming engineer, miles away from explosive device CELANDINE
... perhaps favour ... BELIKE
Ascetic putting potassium in 19 FAKIR
Billy may... CAN
Cockney Eliza put on nothing petite DOOLITTLE
Dark liquid - I've never known its origins INK
Deplorable, the French record CHRONICLE
Divine entering distances for way back MIDDLEAGES
Eats out, entertaining surgeon (retired) and docker STEVEDORE
Fruit women alter drastically WATERMELON
Home with basket case for noise that's disturbing INTRUDING
Important, grinding millet - crush extremely for Aussie bird MAJORMITCHELL
Jump to conclusions; before jump is half over, magistrate drops round PREJUDGE
Just fine FAIR
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Merciful release from cage rude cop arranged COUPDEGRACE
One residence I can put together is worth a fortune INESTIMABLE
Pained expression after initially viewing warrant VOUCH
Reactionary in charge of family leading them into breeding establishment STICKINTHEMUD
Roger's a lot to chew over - he's a stargazer ASTROLOGER
Several days knight finished without honour NOVEMBER
Sheep Bill's got into position JACOB
The necessary pachyderm... RHINO
To some extent, the choicest nymph ECHO
Try to bring up good-for-nothing, so to speak RETCH
Untidy chap has to scrape round bottom of jar SCRUFF
Whirl around and grin back REEL
With dim illumination, clubs mistakenly let lad in CANDLELIT
Yellow featured in one game or another JACKSTRAWS
Zealous artist given an offer RABID